‘NBC Sports’ soccer analyst Kyle Martino discusses the incredible draw between USA and Portugal, then looks forward to the match between Germany and the US. Martino thinks if the United States and Germany are close with around 15 minutes left, there’s a good chance they’ll put their guard down and play for a draw.’

Huh? Based on what score? So say, the US is up 1 to 0 (this is close) and they are going to play for a draw? Do these guys even think before the speak? Or perhaps by close they mean tied at 75 minutes. And at that point they will simply play it out for the tie? Maybe, but not really. If either side lets down, the other will happily score. No one is going to sit on that tie.

Now, you might expect that one side or the other might push back into a more defensive posture to keep the other from scoring, like Mueller’s going to do that. The US might. It’s called the prevent defense in tackle football, and we all know how well that works. You put up a defensive posture against Germany and they will spank you.